To be excessively warlike and engage in frequent, aggressive military campaigns, often leading to exhaustion of resources.
那个家族的领袖因为黩武穷兵的行事作风，最终众叛亲离。
The leader of that family, due to his excessively warlike and aggressive ways, eventually alienated all his relatives and followers.
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During the Three Kingdoms period, Sun Hao, the emperor of the Kingdom of Wu, was a notorious tyrant. He appointed sycophants and petty individuals to high positions and embarked on grand construction projects, building lavish palaces.
Concurrently, he continuously expanded his army, to the extent that its numbers accounted for one-tenth of the total population, resulting in immense military expenditures.
After Lu Kang repelled an offensive by the Jin army, he submitted a memorial to Sun Hao, imploring him to cease his relentless and aggressive military pursuits.
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